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Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as Washington or D.C. or locally simply as the District, is the capital city and federal district of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the Potomac River, which forms its southwestern and southern border with the U.S. state of Virginia, and it shares a land border with the U.S. state of Maryland on its other sides. The city was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, and the federal district is named after Columbia, the female personification of the nation. As the seat of the U.S. federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. It is one of the most visited cities in the U.S., with over 20 million annual visitors as of 2016.

The U.S. Constitution provides for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress; the district is not a part of any U.S. state (nor is it one itself). The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of the capital district located along the Potomac River near the country's East Coast. The City of Washington was founded in 1791, and Congress held its first session there in 1800. In 1801, the territory, formerly part of Maryland and Virginia (including the settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria), officially became recognized as the federal district. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia, including the city of Alexandria; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the district. There have been efforts to make the city into a state since the 1880s, a movement that has gained momentum in recent years, and a statehood bill passed the House of Representatives in 2021.

Wuhe County, which belongs to Bengbu City, Anhui Province, is located in the north of Anhui Province, the middle and lower reaches of the Huaihe River, Sihong County, Jiangsu Province to the east, Mingguang City and Fengyang County, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province to the south, and Bengbu City and Guzhen County to the west. Sixian and Lingbi County are bounded by Sixian and Lingbi County, with a total area of 1580 square kilometers. Wuhe County gets its name because of the confluence of Huai, Fang, Qintong and Tuo rivers in the territory. It has a long history. It was called Guhong in the Tang Dynasty and Wuhe in the Song Dynasty. The most complete ancient rhombodon fossils of the Huaihe River have been unearthed in the country, dating from the late Pleistocene about 60,000 to 70,000 years ago. There are many Stone Age sites, including Bawang City, Huangdun Temple, Han Wangtai and Miss Yan's tomb. "picking Pomegranate" won Nanning International Folk Song Festival.
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